Idaho
Across all occupations in Idaho, the median wage is $47,970 a year ($23.06 an hour) and the mean $61,170, May 2025. That median is −6% against the US median of $50,980. BLS counts 857,440 jobs in the state. The highest-paying occupation is airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers; the largest is fast food and counter workers.
All occupations: Idaho vs the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| Idaho | Hourly | $14.09 | $17.63 | $23.06 | $34.77 | $49.63 | $29.41 | 857,440 |
| Annual | $29,300 | $36,660 | $47,970 | $72,320 | $103,240 | $61,170 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
Minimum wage in Idaho
The wage floor is a separate question from these survey figures. See the Idaho minimum wage page for the current rate, scheduled increases and tipped rules, verified against the U.S. Department of Labor.
20 highest-paying occupations in Idaho
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $507,640 | * | 330 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $449,990 | $216.34 | ** |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $355,390 | $170.86 | 130 |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physicians | $347,160 | $166.91 | 690 |
| 5 | Physicians, All Other | $299,340 | $143.91 | 1,700 |
| 6 | Pediatricians, General | $297,680 | $143.11 | 60 |
| 7 | Dermatologists | $281,920 | $135.54 | 60 |
| 8 | Nurse Anesthetists | $263,130 | $126.50 | ** |
| 9 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $223,560 | $107.48 | 110 |
| 10 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $221,430 | $106.46 | 380 |
| 11 | Surgeons, All Other | $211,490 | $101.68 | 60 |
| 12 | Chief Executives | $177,210 | $85.20 | 2,920 |
| 13 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $172,920 | $83.13 | 250 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $162,970 | $78.35 | 850 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $162,240 | $78.00 | 1,950 |
| 16 | Pharmacists | $144,900 | $69.66 | 1,790 |
| 17 | Marketing Managers | $142,090 | $68.31 | 1,320 |
| 18 | Purchasing Managers | $136,970 | $65.85 | 270 |
| 19 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $136,550 | $65.65 | 60 |
| 20 | Sales Managers | $135,350 | $65.07 | 2,490 |
Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes cannot appear here, however well it pays.
20 largest occupations in Idaho
Occupation groups in Idaho
Metropolitan areas in Idaho
7 metropolitan areas touch Idaho, plus 2 nonmetropolitan areas, with the all-occupations median of each. A linked metropolitan area has its own profile; nonmetropolitan areas appear here only.
| Area | Type | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City, ID | Metropolitan | $49,100 | $23.60 | 391,790 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Metropolitan | $47,750 | $22.96 | 72,280 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Metropolitan | $46,800 | $22.50 | 81,840 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | Metropolitan | $48,300 | $23.22 | 28,680 |
| Logan, UT-ID | Metropolitan | $46,360 | $22.29 | 66,800 |
| Pocatello, ID | Metropolitan | $45,160 | $21.71 | 38,290 |
| Twin Falls, ID | Metropolitan | $45,400 | $21.83 | 50,300 |
| Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $46,540 | $22.38 | 75,240 |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $46,660 | $22.43 | 96,470 |
Occupation pages for Idaho
62 occupations have a dedicated Idaho page with the state's percentiles, its metro table and a comparison with neighbouring states.
- Accountants and Auditors $74,730
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $48,420
- Bartenders $27,240
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $48,310
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other $76,400
- Carpenters $52,000
- Cashiers $30,370
- Computer and Information Systems Managers $162,240
- Computer User Support Specialists $59,170
- Construction Laborers $46,940
- Cooks, Fast Food $31,070
- Cooks, Restaurant $36,440
- Customer Service Representatives $43,200
- Electricians $63,000
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $61,600
- Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,940
- Financial Managers $127,210
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $75,550
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,190
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $61,390
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $70,890
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,140
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $56,290
- Food Preparation Workers $31,510
- General and Operations Managers $80,390
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,770
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides $34,790
- Human Resources Specialists $64,990
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $46,600
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,110
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $39,900
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $41,600
- Lawyers $103,400
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $63,800
- Light Truck Drivers $44,370
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,560
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $48,190
- Management Analysts $88,710
- Managers, All Other $131,550
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $60,970
- Medical Assistants $44,700
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,920
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,930
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $44,210
- Nursing Assistants $38,650
- Office Clerks, General $44,830
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $66,990
- Project Management Specialists $95,630
- Receptionists and Information Clerks $36,810
- Registered Nurses $92,460
- Retail Salespersons $35,080
- Sales Managers $135,350
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $58,930
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $64,840
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $61,690
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $43,710
- Security Guards $38,300
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $41,430
- Software Developers $131,590
- Stockers and Order Fillers $37,310
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $35,560
- Waiters and Waitresses $30,050
Take-home pay and benefits calculators for Idaho
FastCalc, a sister site, has these calculators for Idaho. Each takes your own figures; this site computes nothing.
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Idaho estimates.
*- Wage estimate not available.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
- Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in Idaho.